As great a player as Paul Kariya is (and you really have to watch him to believe his amazing puck handling ability), I have to agree with Ross. The Hobey Baker so far represents only the best "well-rounded" players in college hockey: those with PROVEN leadership qualities, long-haul performance (over a number of years), solid academic credentials, and, oh yes, decent stats. The reason why I was initially surprised at Scott Pellerin's award last year was that his numbers (32-25) weren't tremendous. This was before I thought about his overall record though. He was highly respected by the Alfond fans(loved?!?), he had four solid years of hockey, he could turn a game around with his physical game (I'm not really proud of this, but he broke at least two collarbones with his wild forechecking), he had solid grades in a business major, and he graduated! The same thing could be said for David Emma the year before. To show you the kind of guy Emma was, Maine twice voted him their most respected opponent, and he graciously accted the first award at the annual end of season Maine hockey banquet (The words "Heinz and Emma" will haunt me to my grave). Actually when Stauber of Minnesota won the award I was a bit disappointed only because he (arguably) hadn't paid his dues, both in longevity and on the academic side... I've read a number of interviews with Kariya, and my guess is that he would be the first to agree with me. He sounds like a great kid... Go Blue Larry Latour UMaine (and Michigan too of course, until the NCAAs)\